Description
The MC402 pairs two circuits that Custom Audio Electronics founder Bob Bradshaw refined for years on professional touring rigs, now built by MXR for players who want that same studio-trusted signal conditioning on their own board. Rather than piling on features, this pedal sticks to CAE’s philosophy: give the guitarist exactly what’s needed and nothing that gets in the way.
The overdrive side is voiced to add body and sustain without smearing your amp’s natural character. Dial the gain back and you get a gentle blues push; crank it and the pedal moves into thick, crunchy metal territory. Because the circuit tracks pick attack and guitar volume so closely, backing off your volume knob cleans things up while keeping the tone full rather than brittle — ideal for players who ride dynamics mid-song.
Flip on the separate boost section and you’re tapping into the exact clean-gain circuit CAE has used to fix level and impedance issues in high-end rigs for decades. It’s a straightforward 20dB lift that stays quiet and plays well with whatever else is on your board, thanks to true bypass switching and low-noise components.
Included with this listing are two free 6-inch patch cables, handy for connecting the MC402 to neighboring pedals in your chain.
- Input Impedance: 1 meg Ohm
- Nominal Input: -22dBV
- Output Impedance: Boost ON <150 Ohm; Overdrive ON/Boost OFF <15K Ohm
- Output Level: -22dBV
- Boost Gain: 20dB
- Bypass Type: True Bypass
- Signal to Noise (knobs at mid): >87dB ‘A’ weighted
- Power Draw: 5.5mA
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